Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) by Kerry Greenwood, narrated by, Stephanie Daniel
The last thing I needed was another series but that is what
I got with this book, I really enjoyed the character of Phryne, she’s tough and
funny and a sexual being( when you get towards the end you will understand this
statement) who was way ahead of her
time. This is the best kind of cozy with historical fiction thrown in. This
series is set 1920’s and Phryne is bored with being a London socialite and at a
party is asked by a gentleman to find out what is going on with his daughter in
Australia so off she goes and so begins our adventure into the seedy world of
cocaine and murder.
Sometimes a person forgets how long cocaine has been prevalent
and how long it has ruined lives, what I found interesting is this wasn’t the
downtrodden these were rich people addicted to cocaine and getting it right
from their friendly neighborhood pharmacist. Along with this there is a story about
abortion too, this book and its characters seemed far ahead of their time yet at
the same time you could tell the sensibilities were right for the time period.
The mystery was almost secondary to the fun cast of
characters, although I did enjoy the mystery; I hope to see more of Dot, Sasha,
and Cec & Bert.
I also plan on
watching this episode of the TV show soon and see how it compares to the book.
I listened to this on audio narrated by, Stephanie Daniel
and was totally swept up in her narration every accent was superb and everyone
had their own voice, I am so glad she narrated the rest of this series. Then
this morning I heard that Stephanie Daniel passed away last week and was very
saddened since I had just discovered her wonderful talent but I will honor her
memory by listening to the rest of this series and anything else she has
narrated. RIP Miss Daniel thank you for sharing your beautiful voice the world.
If you are a fan of cozies or the 1920’s give this one a
try.
4 Stars
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